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Cookham Lock
Cookham Lock, Berkshire
Waterway	River Thames
County	Berkshire
Maintained by	Environment Agency
First built	1830
Latest built	1957
Length	183' 0" (55.77m)
Width	25' 0" (7.62m)
Fall	4' 3" (1.30m)
Above sea level	81'
Distance to Teddington Lock	33 miles

Cookham Lock is a lock and weir situated on the River Thames near Cookham, Berkshire. It is owned and managed by the Environment Agency. The lock is set in a lock cut which creates Formosa Island and it is surrounded by woods.

Access to the lock

There is a road from Cookham to Formosa Island and the lock.

Reach above the lock

The river is picturesque and described as Wind in the Willows country. Kenneth Graham based much of his book on this part of the Thames.

Literature and the Media

Cookham was home to the artist Stanley Spencer's whose works include Swan Upping at Cookham.

See also

• Locks on the River Thames
• Cookham Bridge
• Cookham Lock Cut Bridge

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